A Complete Scanning Solution

Your EPSON Perfection® 1240U scanner is a professional-quality, 42-bit scanner packed with easy-to-use scanning features for business, home, or school. The “plug & play” USB connection is fast and easy with no extra hardware to install. Using EPSON’s ColorTrue® II Imaging System, the scanner captures your images with amazing detail and accurate colors. Your scanner can achieve up to 1200 × 2400 dpi hardware resolution with EPSON’s proprietary Micro Step Drivetechnology, delivering crisp, precise images.

The EPSON Perfection 1240U PHOTO includes a transparency unit to make scanning slides, negatives, and positives simple.

References to the EPSON Perfection 1240U also apply to the EPSON Perfection 1240U PHOTO.

Getting More Information

There are several sources of information for your scanner, including printed materials, help utilities and electronic manuals. In addition to this Scanner Basics guide, here’s where to look for help:

Electronic EPSON Perfection 1240U Reference Guide

Check this HTML manual for detailed information about your scanner, including how to use EPSON TWAIN, assigning applications to your scanner buttons, troubleshooting, and technical specifications. See page 23 for instructions on accessing and viewing this manual.

On-screen Help

Whenever you’re working with EPSON Smart Panelor any of the other software that came with your scanner, you can click the Help button or Help menu.

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